{"id":66367,"date":"2008-03-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-energy-lecture-series-energy-and-the-economy-april-2008\/"},"modified":"2008-03-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-21T00:00:00","slug":"uri-energy-lecture-series-energy-and-the-economy-april-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2008\/03\/uri-energy-lecture-series-energy-and-the-economy-april-2008\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 energy lecture series: Energy and the economy, April 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cOpportunities for Energy Conservation in Transportation\u201d by Mark Therrien, assistant general manager of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority \u2013 April 23, 4 p.m., 溏心vlog免费B站 Memorial Union, Kingston.<\/b> <\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 28 percent of the energy used in Rhode Island goes to move people and goods throughout the state. Transportation accounts for about 37 percent of the state’s total greenhouse gas emissions, beating out all other sources such as electricity, residential, commercial, and industrial. Rhode Island’s public transportation system can play a vital role in creating a healthier state but it is an uphill battle.<\/p>\n


\nTherrien’s lecture will outline the challenges and opportunities Rhode Island faces in developing efficient transportation systems, including encouraging bigger investments in transit, cleaner operating cars, and cleaner fuels. <\/p>\n


\nFor additional information about the lecture series, contact Marion Gold at 401-874-5705 or visit www.uri.edu\/cels\/ceoc<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nPrevious Lectures:
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\nKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 March 21, 2008 \u2013 The third speaker in the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Energy Lecture Series is John Farley, executive director of The Energy Council of Rhode Island, who will discuss \u201cThe Role of Energy in the Rhode Island Economy: Blessing or Curse?\u201d on Wednesday, April 2.<\/p>\n


\n\tSponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Partnership for Energy, the lecture begins at 4 p.m. in Weaver Auditorium in the Coastal Institute building on the 溏心vlog免费B站 Kingston campus. The lecture series is free and open to the public.

\n\tThe Energy Council of Rhode Island was established as an energy consortium made up of many of the largest commercial and industrial energy users in the state. The group\u2019s objective is to lower the cost of energy for Rhode Island businesses while preserving environmental quality and adequate supply. <\/p>\n


\n\tFarley\u2019s lecture will focus on lessons learned from his work with TEC-RI to reduce energy costs for Rhode Island businesses through the dissemination of innovative energy technologies and practices.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn addition to his role with TEC-RI, Farley is president of John Farley Consulting, an independent energy consulting firm specializing in the retail energy business. A native Rhode Islander, he has completed energy conservation and efficiency projects to benefit customers in over 30 states and several foreign countries.

\n\tThe remaining lectures in the energy series are:<\/p>\n


\n– April 16, 5 p.m. \u2013 \u201cThe Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in Rhode Island\u201d by Michael Sullivan, director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, Steven Majkut, chief of air resources at DEM; and Matt Auten, advocate for Environment Rhode Island \u2013 Weaver Auditorium, 溏心vlog免费B站 Coastal Institute, Kingston.<\/p>\n


\n– April 23, 4 p.m. – \u201cOpportunities for Energy Conservation in Transportation\u201d by Mark Therrien, assistant general manager of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority \u2013 溏心vlog免费B站 Memorial Union, Kingston.<\/p>\n


\n For additional information about the lecture series, contact Marion Gold at 401-874-5705 or visit www.uri.edu\/cels\/ceoc<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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